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kettes

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Hungarian

Hungarian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: kettő, két
    Nominal: kettes
    Ordinal: második
    Day of month: másodika
    A.o.: másodszor, másodjára
    Adverbial: kétszer
    Multiplier: kétszeres, kettős, dupla
    Distributive: kettesével
    Collective: mindkét, mindkettő
    Fractional: fél, ketted
    Number of people: ketten

Alternative forms

Etymology

kettő (two) + -es (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛtːɛʃ]
  • Hyphenation: ket‧tes
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Adjective

kettes (not comparable)

  1. number two
    a kettes számthe number two

Usage notes

The following nominal numerals (adjectives or nouns), coined from numerals (with the suffix -s/-os/-as/-es/-ös in Hungarian), refer to items designated with a specific number, such as No. 1, No. 2 etc. (as opposed to 1st, 2nd etc.). Question word: hányas? Examples:

Declension

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Noun

kettes (plural kettesek)

  1. two (the number two)
  2. (education) D, mark two (a grade awarded for a class, better than outright failure)
    Synonym: elégséges
    Kettest kapott történelemből.S/he got a D in history.

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information possessor, single possession ...

See also

Further reading

  • kettes in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
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